Early Addition

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• From the Gothamist Newsmap: Dump truck vs. overpass on West Shore Expwy between Exit 8 & 9 on Staten Island, a shooting on Monroe Street & Nostrand Ave in Brooklyn and a sexual assault on 228 St & Linden Blvd in Queens.
• Probably a good thing: Four day care centers--including one at One Police Plaza--have been shut down because employees allowed children to escape.
• The Department of Education is considering cutting 14% of special education bus routes.
• The NY Times notices yet another staffer is leaving Representative Anthony Weiner's office.
• Did you know that waiters often steer diners toward the most expensive items on the menu? Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni was shocked to witness it firsthand the other night, and says "watch out for it."
• Count Paul Auster among those who wouldn't mind seeing NYC secede as a city-state.
• Oprah is reportedly tired of posing for the covers of O: The Oprah Magazine. What's next, being tired of a billion dollar empire?
• And why so serious, My Little Pony?